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In most earthquakes the Earth’s crust cracks like porcelai

In most earthquakes the Earth’s crust cracks like porcelain. Stress builds up until a fracture forms at a depth of a few kilometers and the crust slips to relieve the stress. Some earthquakes, however, take place hundreds of kilometers down in the Earth’s mantle, where high pressure makes rock s...


A team of researchers reported that five endangered birds

Source: gmatprep ep2 A team of researchers reported that five endangered birds species had resumed nesting or investigated nesting boxes erected by volunteers having been ferried out to the island last month. (a) investigated nesting boxes erected by volunteers having been (b) begun investigating ne...

by conquistador

Sun Oct 30, 2016 2:20 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: A team of researchers reported that five endangered birds
Replies: 2
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Thanks marty for your kind words and feeback.
I'll surely consider these aspects before my next essay.

by conquistador

Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:30 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: please review my passage and give feedback
Replies: 2
Views: 2880

please review my passage and give feedback

Source: gmat ep2 The producers of the forthcoming movie 3003 will be most likely to maximize their profits if they are willing to pay Robin Good several million dollars to star in it - even though that amount is far more than any other person involved in the movie will make. After all, Robin has in ...

by conquistador

Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: please review my passage and give feedback
Replies: 2
Views: 2880

Among the myths taken as fact by the environmental managers

Among the myths taken as fact by the environmental managers of most corporations is the Line belief that environmental regulations affect all competitors in a given industry uniformly. In reality, regulatory costs—and therefore compliance—fall unevenly, economically disadvantaging some companies...


can you please explain why A is not correct.

by conquistador

Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:37 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Prevailing scholarly opinions...Exam pack 2
Replies: 4
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Please explain why A or B is incorrect and D is the right answer.

by conquistador

Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:57 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: In the wealth of nations --EP 2 Expert help needed
Replies: 5
Views: 4282

Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore. A.Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tri...


A certain company has 255 employees. If an employee is to be

Source: GMAT EP2 A certain company has 255 employees. If an employee is to be selected at random from the company's employees, is the probabalility less than 1/2 that the employee selected will be a woman who has a college degree. 1. 130 of the company's employees do not have a college degree. 2. 12...

by conquistador

Sat Oct 22, 2016 2:02 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: A certain company has 255 employees. If an employee is to be
Replies: 3
Views: 3971

what is the tens digit of positive integer n ?

Source: exam pack 2

what is the tens digit of positive integer n ?

(1) The hundreds digit of 10n is 2.
(2) The tens digit of n - 9 is 1.

by conquistador

Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:34 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: what is the tens digit of positive integer n ?
Replies: 3
Views: 4702

Narwhals can be called whales of the ice: in icy channels, ponds, and ice-shielded bays they seek sanctuary from killer whales, their chief predator, and their annual migrations following the seasonal rhythm of advancing and retreating ice. (A) their annual migrations following (B) their annual mig...

by conquistador

Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:52 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Narwhals
Replies: 7
Views: 4179

Hi Mechmeera, You'll likely get more of a response if you post this in the SC Forum: http://www.beatthegmat.com/sentence-correction-f9.html You'll also likely receive the most relevant responses if you can describe what you'd like to know about this SC. GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Ric...

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Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:15 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: veritas sc
Replies: 2
Views: 1312
by conquistador

Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: veritas sc
Replies: 1
Views: 1283
by conquistador

Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: veritas sc
Replies: 2
Views: 1312

P(dark chocolate or nuts) = ( total dark chocolate + milk chocolate with nuts)/(total candies). The value in blue will account for all of the candies that are BOTH dark chocolate AND nut-filled. Total dark chocolate = 20. Milk chocolate candies with nuts = 20% of 25 = 5. Total candies = (total dark...

by conquistador

Fri Sep 30, 2016 5:29 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: veritas ps
Replies: 3
Views: 1651